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2017
Meghalaya CM Dr. Mukul Sangma reviews implementation of various schemes, programmes in depts. of Agriculture, Horticulture of
Garo Hills at Tura.
#UAE crown prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be the Chief Guest at #RepublicDay function this year
#Gambia: Senegalese troops enter in support of #AdamaBarrow, who was sworn in as President on Thursday after winning last
month's election.
PunjabRoyals bagged #ProWrestling League Season 2 title.
Senior IPS officer Alok Verma appointed next CBI Directo
18.01.2017
Launched in the year 2000-2001, SSA has achieved considerable success in universalising elementary education.Today, there are
19.67 crore children enrolled in 14.5 lakh elementary schools in the country with 66.27 lakh teachers at elementary level.
The interventions under SSA include, building of school infrastructure, provisioning for teachers, periodic teacher training and
academic resource support, making available learning resources for children like textbooks, computers, libraries; equity being the
focus, residential schools for girls known as the Kasturba Gandhi BalikaVidyalayas have been set up, identification of children with
special needs and providing them need based support including aids and appliances;monitoring and supervision for making
schools effective and building local level accountability by engaging with community based organisations.
17.01.2017
#MaghMela in #Allahabad
Ken-Betwa river linking project gets clearance from expert advisory committee.
RakeshSharma, first #Indian to travel in space was born on 13 Jan 1949.He was conferred with honour of Hero of Soviet Union &
Ashok Chakra.
US President Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden with the highest civilian honour, commemorating an extraordinary
man with an extraordinary career in public service.
Launch of Submarine KHANDERI. Khanderi, the second Scorpene class submarine launched; The submarine has the ability to launch
attack whilst underwater or on surface.
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa
Mexican President Enrique Pea Nieto
#Norway becomes first country to cease #FM radio broadcasting
SwamiVivekanandaJayanti celebrated as #NationalYouthDay : jan12
Kenyian President Uhuru Kenyatta
1st #Digi Dhan Mela in Andhra Pradesh concluded in #Vijayawada.
Jai Jawan Jai Kisan - 2nd PM of India #LalBahadurShastri
Chief Election Commissioner #NasimZaidi
New @UN Secretary-General #AntonioGuterres
CAPART - Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology
nodal agency for catalysing and coordinating the emerging partnership between voluntary organisations and the
Government for sustainable development of rural areas. Ministry of Rural Development
President of Rwanda Paul Kagame
Cristiano #Ronaldo was named the world's best player at the inaugural Best FIFA Football Award
La La Land sweeps #GoldenGlobes awards by winning in all seven categories including top award of best Musical or Comedy.
MCLR
Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain holds trophy after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the final of ATP Chennai Open.
PIO cards to OCI card
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Portugese counterpart Antonio Costa to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Bengaluru
today.
Novak Djokovic has won the Qatar Open tennis title.
A flock of greater flamingos fly over the Sambhar Salt Lake, Jaipur.
Black rice gaining popularity in #Assam particularly in #BarakValley.
#Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal
AndhraPradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu lays foundation for Purushottampatnam Lift Irrigation Scheme on River #Godavari.
The Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant is an $864 million dam which is part of a run-of-the-river hydroelectric scheme that is designed
to divert water from the Kishanganga River to a power plant in the Jhelum River basin
Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on #Bangladesh, #Nepal #JuteProducts
Former head of USAID - US Agency for International Development Rajiv J Shah is set to be named as president of the Rockefeller
Foundation, one of America's largest and most influential philanthropies.
PM Narendra Modi at 350th #PrakashParv celebrations of #GuruGobindSingh ji in #Patna.
The US space agency NASA announces 2 unmanned missions to asteroids designed to study one of earliest eras in history of solar
system.Named-Lucy and Psyche, NASA hopes to launch them in 2021 and 2023, respectively.
Haitian businessman Jovenel Mose has been officially declared winner of November's #PresidentialElection
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar sworn-in as the Chief Justice of India.
Scientists in #Ireland discover brand-new #organ inside human body, one that has been
hiding in plain sight in our #DigestiveSystem.
The mesentery was long-believed to be made up of separate structures.But a new study has
shown that it is one continuous #organ.
Mesentery is a fold of the peritoneum which attaches the stomach, small intestine, pancreas,
spleen, and other organs to the abdomen.
Chillies could cure #cancer after research finds #capsaicin kills diseased cells.
Capsaicin is the compound that gives chilies their special kick, but while it can easily make
some people cry from its fiery taste. It could also be used to cure various types of cancer,
including that of the breast, colon or pancreas
United Nations new Secretary General #AntonioGuterres has said, he is no miracle maker,
but has big ambitions.Mr Guterres said, he wants to shake up the global body and get all 193
member nations to come together to solve the problems the world is facing.
Satopanth Glacier,origin of river Alaknanda
Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs decides to convene Budget Session of
Parliament from 31st of January; Budget to be presented on 1st of Feburary.
David R Syiemlieh appointed new UPSC chairman.
India successfully test-fires 4000 Km range intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-IV from
Odisha coast
#India successfully test-fires intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic
missile #AgniIV.
Compared to the Pershing missile of the US in terms of technology, Agni-IV has many
cutting-edge technologies which can meet global standards. The missile can be fired from
locations deeper in the Indian hinterland, making it very difficult for the enemy to track and
destroy it. The missile also possesses a submarine launch capability.